FREEPER EXCLUSIVE: TED KENNEDY'S LETTER TO PENDLETON 8 FAMILY: NO HELP FOR YOU!!

a little bird . . . | 09/21/2006 | RaceBannon

[freekitty]

Dear Sir: I let a woman die by drowning but it would be unethical for me to help a person that defends our country.

[I see my hands]

Thanks. I figured it'd be safer asking rather than declaring on this point.

[kuma]

What we should all be hoping for is that their lawyers are competent enough to gather witnesses that would testify to the treatment they recieved. Then gather "experts" that could show how all the confessions were falsified and that the current statements they are giving are in fact more reliable.

We can only hope.

I would agree though that Senator Kennedy could make a press release. Is it within the powers of a Senator to call for an investigation into how exactly these men were treated? Seems like they scream for an investigation of everything else. This would all help clear their names in the court of public opinion so that they would stand a more reasonable chance of a fair trial.

Perhaps the other families could contact their Senators and Congressmen? Have you heard if any of them have tried?

[dfwgator]

Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.

[RaceBannon]

Someone suggested on another forum that Teddy should have given them access to the same lawyers he had to get him off Chappaquidik

[Boazo]

[Tennessee_Bob]

God, I'm defending Teddy Freakin' Kennedy. Who would have thought?

First, Charlie Rangel defends President Bush. Then you're defending Kennedy? Good Lord, if I end up with a date, it's the end of the world!

[gunnedah]

It really doesnt matter. What matters is Kennedys hatred for the military and helping some poor struggling lawyer,you know the profession that regularly donates to political parties and 85% goes to Democrats. Also I find it very interesting and peculiar that Teddy being the only male in that family the news mentioned when is sister died the other day that she was the sister of JFK in the headline. Wonder if Teddys family has wised up to him?

[bmwcyle]

ping

[RaceBannon]

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Senator Edward M. Kennedy
2400 JFK Federal Building
Government Center
Boston, MA 02203

Dear Senator,

I recently saw a copy of a letter that your office sent to Mrs. Hutchins, the mother of one of the Marines who is being held pending charges at Camp Pendleton, California.

I can only say that your answer to this woman’s pleas for help have left me disgusted. If you believe it was enough for you to provide her with a phone number and then tell her there was nothing you could do, you are sadly mistaken; this woman wrote to you for support, not a brush-off.

I am well aware that you are not able to intervene in military legal matters; however, that does not prevent you from making inquiries to ensure that this Marine, one of YOUR constituents, is treated fairly and that the Marine Corps follows the law in adjudicating his case.

Imagine the effect your words had on this woman, compared to the effect you could have enjoyed by simply providing a few words of support and encouragement. Imagine the consolation you could have provided by simply making periodic inquiries on her behalf and assuring her that you would keep her informed of her son’s situation.

It is well known that you hold the members of the military in unwarranted disdain. Yet the fact is that this woman sent her son off to fight for your liberties, wrong war or not, that’s what he understood his task to be. YOU ARE INDEBTED TO THIS YOUNG MARINE, AND YOU OWE HIS MOTHER MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER CONCEIVE TO REPAY.

I was once charged with an offense while in the military; my mother contacted our elected officials. She was so relieved when one of those officials, while letting her know he could not intervene, made inquiries on my behalf and kept her informed of my situation. But then again, he was a man of honor. In contrast, your character is visibly reflected in your unsatisfactory reply to Mrs. Hutchens, to whom you owe both an irredeemable debt as well as a sincere apology.




Mxxxxxxxx x. Sxxxx
Gunnery Sergeant,
U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

[Hoodat]

if you went back and slammed every congressman and senator who got constitutent's kids out of the draft then you'd be condemning both sides of the aisle

I have no problem slamming both sides of the aisle. I am only asking for consistency, and I know hypocrisy when I see it.

btw, I recall a recent 'legal' matter that involved a certain Patrick Kennedy a few months back. I notice Senator Kennedy had no such ethical prohibitions that kept him from getting involved in that affair. I am sure that this Massachusetts family was only seeking the same assistance that he so willingly gave to a Rhode Island resident.

[Kewlhand`tek]

Dennis Miller:" SIT DOWN ALLEN!"

[444Flyer]

Thanks for the update Race. You truly are Semper Fi. God Bless.

[AFreeBird]

They were abandoned by their own state people, while their state people make deals with the terrorist loving Chavez!

Yep, sounds more like Kennedy's agenda.

[Marine_Uncle]

In essence you are demanding he tell a lie which of course we know he is quite comfortable in doing. This guy could care less about what happens to these Marines.
That is why I responded as I did to you. Asking him to care about our military is like asking Pelosi to embrace a far right conservative value system. It is a waste of time. The only thing, a replie letter with kindness would have done is perhaps made the dear mother feel a tiny bit better. In that respect. Sure. It would have been nice for him to lie out of his hat, in offering a sentimental response. But I for one do not expect such behavior from him.
Besides. The socialist usefull idiot is probably totally consumed by the concerns he has for those poor al Qaeda killers down in gitmo getting color TV's and laptops in their cells, and would not have the time to enquire into the well being of a Marine who had to walk around in leg irons on a far fetched make up story by some American hating Iraqi. But I am sure I say nothing you are not accutely aware of. I commend you for writing the letter to the whale. I wonder if he will ever read it.

[ChessExpert]

I believe Kennedy is running for reelection this year. I went to NRSC.org (National Republican Senatorial Committee) to check, but the server seems to be down right now. This should be part of an advertisement: TV, radio, fliers, billboards, etc. Then we'll see if Teddy can fool 51% all the time.

[NordP]

IMHO....The "conflict of interest" is that her United States Marine is a Patriot and her Senator is a traitor.

[PGalt]

BTTT!

[RaceBannon]

I met the GOP candidate who was running against him at Orleans.

I gave him $20. I told him conservatives want GOP candidates with courage who are willing to take the fight to the enemy, to be aggressive with the dems, and to let them know that they represent what is wrong with America.

He said, "Wow, yeah, Thanks!"

THEN, I heard him speak. He said, "Wouldn't it be nice if our troops came ome to a better Massachusetts?"

I almost puked.

His last name was Scott, Kevin Scott I think. If there was a primary, I hope he lost.

[RaceBannon]

That wasn't me! :)

I posted this on a Marine website, and that was reprinted from that site.